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Gefen High Definition Personal Video Recorder (HD PVR) (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/03/2008 8:45pm) Gefen has released a new hard-drive-based digital recorder that allows you to record high definition material over HDMI from virtually any source: cable box, satellite receiver, even Blu-ray Disc. Is it the next killer component? ]]> ...

Bush launching BFSAT01HD high definition freesat digibox (HDTV UK, 5/08/2008 1:37pm) Bush is to launch its BFSAT01HD high definition freesat receiver, giving access to BBC HD and ITV HD on freesat, plus all the standard definition channels the free satellite service offers... ...

Samsung revamps Blu-ray home theater setup (AfterDawn, 5/02/2008 10:28pm) Samsung has introduced a new Blu-ray home theater system, the HT-BD2S which resembles its predecessor but has smaller satellite speakers and is available for over 30 percent less than its older cousin the BD2T's retail price of $1500 USD. According to the source article, the head unit (the combination receiver/Blu-ray player/amplifier) is identical to its more expensive cousin's, and therefor ...

Howard Stern Comments On Blu-ray (Format War Central, 1/17/2008 1:21pm) During his Sirius Satellite Radio show, Howard Stern was asked by co-host Robin Quivers if he was getting into "HD or Blu-ray" (she meant HD DVD). Stern replied he has both, but then quickly said "I’m pretty sure one of my dvd players has Blu-ray" (view clip below for full conversation). So if "The King [...] ...

HDTV satellite receiver - Is it Capable or ReadyWhat this means in HDTV Terms (Technorati, 12/10/2007 6:15am) Shopping for a new high definition television can be confusing if you do not understand what is on the market. There are many types of HDTV available today. Long gone are the days of simply picking any television because it is the right brand or the right size. There are LCD screens, rear projections, flat screen and plasma sets. There are also HDTV-capable and HDTV-ready sets. What does all this ...

Are you all set for HDTV? Mysteries of set-top boxes (Technorati, 12/09/2007 11:58pm) Are you all set for HDTV? Mysteries of set-top boxes Published in December 9th, 2007 Posted by Digg RSS News Search for HDTV in HDTV Reviews No Comments As I noted here a couple of weeks ago, current top-of-the-line offerings from cable and satellite providers are really computers, with an operating system (usually Linux), built-in programming, plus hard drives and memory and networking. ...

HDTV projector - 2007 celebrate the season parade presented by macy's and wpxi-tv - WPXI.com (1 HDTV Blog, 11/28/2007 6:33am) 2007 celebrate the season parade presented by macy's and wpxi-tv - WPXI.com 2007 celebrate the season parade presented by macy's and wpxi-tv WPXI.com, PA - Nov 24, 2007 … november 24, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am on wpxi-tv in hdtv. channel 11’s david johnson and peggy finnegan will host the parade along with darieth chisolm … Satellite TV companies in heavy-duty battle - East Valley Tribun ...

What To Look For When You Buy HDTV (Buying Electronics, 11/19/2007 6:03pm) Before you actually purchase your HDTV, take your time to first shop for an integrated set up. An integrated system represents the best choice in that it does not need a connecting receiver or tuner, and it only requires is a cable or satellite connection. On the other hand, for those who cannot quite afford the high cost of HDTV, there is another option worth choosing and that is the HDTV-capable ...

HDTV - HDTV Startup Is Eyeing the Skies (Broad Help, 11/18/2007 4:16pm) HDTV - HDTV Startup Is Eyeing the Skies By admin on November 18, 2007 HDTV Startup Is Eyeing the Skies Multichannel Online - The highest-definition HDTV delivered by satellite might not come from DirecTV or Dish Network. Startup XstreamHD says it has developed technology to deliver high-definition movies on-demand — over satellite links — that are of better quality Topics: HDTV | No C ...

Cheap HDTV - Home Theater Intensifies with HDTV (1 HDTV Blog, 11/15/2007 6:46am) Home theater is entertainment at home with a bit of excitement thrown in ... . HDTV programming is gaining strength all of the time, in the form of broadcast, cable and satellite service. Home theater can intensify tremendously with HDTV. For example the audio that is part ...

VIDEO: Horizon Semi rolls out single chip native 1080/60p HD decoder for STBs (Embedded Systems Programming Magazine, 10/31/2007 12:45am) Horizon Semiconductors , a leading provider of highly integrated silicon solutions that enable secure video and audio compression & transmission for the consumer electronics and home entertainment markets, has announced the immediate availability of industry's first single chip multi-standard native 1080/60p high definition decoders for triple-play/quad-play Cable, Satellite and IPTV Set-Top ... ...

Single-Chip HD Transcoder is suited for STBs and iVDRs. (ThomasNet, 10/23/2007 1:01pm) Multi-standard native 1080/60p Transcoder, Hz4010, supports features and capabilities designed to meet cable, satellite, IPTV, and Blu-Ray/HD-DVD requirements. Integrated video pre/post-processor offers motion compensated spatio-temporal noise reduction filtering, frame rate conversion, and scaling, while audio CODEC engine enables transcoding between various audio formats. Along with ... ...

BBC backs HDTV channel (Infomatics, 9/27/2007 3:04pm) The BBC Trust is to support the introduction of a high-definition BBC channel, and will consult the public about the plans. The BBC governing body has concluded that a BBC HD channel for Sky satellite, cable, Freeview and the internet would offer "high public value" and cause a minimal adverse impact on the market. ...

MGM HD to Launch on DirecTV (Broadcasting and Cable, 9/18/2007 4:14pm) MGM Studios is launching MGM HD, a new 24/7 high-definition channel, on satellite-TV operator DirecTV this fall. ...

DirecTV to add new HD channels (The Capital Times, 9/17/2007 4:09pm) The Big Ten Network, the NFL Network and Fox Sports Net Wisconsin will soon be offered in high definition on DirecTV, as the satellite provider begins launching dozens of new HD channels. Trade media have reported that Wednesday is a possible launch date for the first new HD channels. DirecTV said in an announcement on its Web site that by the end of the year it will broadcast up to 100 national . ...

Conexant's HDTV Video Decoders Win 'Best Silicon Innovation' in Annual Cable and Satellite Award Competition (FinanzNachrichten, 9/10/2007 10:50pm) Conexant Systems, ( Nachrichten ) Inc. (NASDAQ:CNXT), a worldwide leader in semiconductor solutions for broadband communications and the digital home, today announced that its CX2427X dual-channel video decoder for high-definition, personal video recording-enabled set-top boxes (STBs) was selected as the winner in the “ Best Silicon Innovation “ category in the Cable and Satellite Internationa ...

IBC2007: OmniBus Providing HD Playout for DirecTV (Broadcasting and Cable, 9/07/2007 6:35pm) Amsterdam, Netherlands -- Automation vendor OmniBus Systems announced at IBC2007 here that DirecTV is using its iTX software-based transmission system to support the satellite operator's major expansion of high-definition programming, which begins later this month. ...

HDTV Wars (Light Reading, 8/23/2007 3:01pm) When it comes to competition among cable operators, telcos, and direct broadcast satellite (DBS), how important has high-definition television become, both in terms of quantity and quality? ...

ON TRIAL: UPSCALING DVD PLAYERS (Daily Telegraph, 8/23/2007 9:23am) Although millions of Britons now own high-definition-ready televisions, high-def DVD players are still painfully expensive, and subscriptions to HD cable or satellite services are costly, too. But now, at long last, the price of "upscaling" DVD players is tumbling. ...

Judge stops DirecTV's high-definition TV ads in spat with Comcast (The Scranton Times-Tribune, 8/20/2007 5:03pm) A federal judge in Illinois has ordered DirecTV Group Inc., the nation's largest satellite TV provider, to stop running ads saying consumers and home-theater installers prefer the quality of satellite's high-definition TV over cable's. ...